#8236BD#8236BD

#8236BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.202 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8236BD
RGB	rgb(130, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.68, 55.95, -57.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.68, 80.23, 314.21°)
OKLab	oklab(50.49% 0.1189 -0.1634)
OKLCH	oklch(50.49% 0.202 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7084, 11.0585, 49.2305)
Luminance	0.1106 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8236BD #71BD36

analogous

#3E36BD #8236BD #BD36B4

triadic

#8236BD #BD8236 #36BD82

tetradic

#8236BD #BD3E36 #71BD36 #36B4BD

square

#8236BD #BD3E36 #71BD36 #36B4BD

split-complementary

#8236BD #B4BD36 #36BD3E

monochromatic

#411B5E #61288D #8236BD #9F5FD1 #BC8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#8236BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8236BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8236BD

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8236BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8236BD	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8236bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.202 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab74d2',
    500: '#8236bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8236bd;
$custom-light: #ab74d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8236bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.778,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50486,
    "c": 0.20207,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8236BD

secondary

#A3C985

accent

#DF498A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8236BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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